1849
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Marie Denis Larabit is a 1849 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows an older man sitting with his arms crossed. His face is round, with a big beard and bushy eyebrows. He’s wearing a dark coat and light pants, looking relaxed but a little stern. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to capture his personality. Notice how the hands and feet are drawn loosely—it’s not about perfect details, but getting the feeling right. Want to see more? Look up lithography to learn how this print was made.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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